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2OV Throwback Thursday – The ‘Irish Sailing Commentary’ Viral Video

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High fives all around – it’s Thursday.

Today, our throwback inspiration comes via two sources.

Firstly, yesterday was St. Patrick’s Day, so I hope the whiskey hangover is mild.

Secondly, the world’s foremost yacht race concluded yesterday, with Team New Zealand defending their 2017 victory and winning the 36th America’s Cup race.

In a first-to-seven series, things were tied at three apiece before the Kiwis claimed four on the trot, defeating Italy’s Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli.

You can read more on that here .

So, what do you get when you combine boating and the Irish? Some classic commentary, as evident from this video focusing on sailing events from the 2012 London Olympics.

Stick around until the end for the real kicker:

Here’s the part I really like – the commentary is the work of Irish comedian Chris ‘The Viper’ Tordoff, although that fact passed many news outlets by when the video first went viral.

The Irish Olympic Council also failed to see the funny side, forcing Tordoff to take his video off YouTube.

Thankfully, other accounts stepped into fill the void, and now your Thursday is all the better for it.

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Irish commentary confuses international media with mock Olympic race

Long before the o'donovan brothers arrived on the scene, one irish "commentator" was confusing international media..

That time when Irish comedian Chris Tordoff's confused the media with his mock Olympic commentary. 

Long before the O'Donovan brothers arrived on the scene, one Irish "commentator" was sending international media and Olympic fans into convulsions of laughter at London 2012, with his very strange take on the Woman's Laser Radial. The very same sport in which our fantastic Annalise Murphy was to take silver in Rio in 2016.

Over in Ireland, mention Chris ‘The Viper’ Tordoff of the Hardy Bucks, and everyone immediately thinks comedy.

But when Tordoff’s mock-commentary of Olympic sailing went viral six years ago, most international media failed to get the joke.

With the hype and fame surrounding the Cork, silver medal-winning rowers Gary and Paul O'Donovan after the Summer Olympics in 2016, the video has once again resurfaced to the bemusement of many sports fans and brought another wave of confusion to those who can't quite believe we have commentary like this in Ireland—maybe because we don't.

Tordoff was widely referenced as simply an “Irish Commentator” at the time, or credited under his character name of Francis Higgins from the Hardy Bucks. Many sources didn’t realize Tordoff wasn’t serious, while Buzzfeed wrote, “I’m about 90 percent sure this is fake, but it’s just too funny to think it might not be.”

Read more:   Annalise Murphy sails to Ireland’s second silver medal of Olympic Games

With its resurgence, some YouTube commenters were horrified at what they heard. 

"They let idiot like that to to travel to Rio?" asked one, while another stated "and the commentator knew less than my friend who had never seen a sailing boat before."

Tordoff already knows that the line between reality and fiction can be a humorous place; ‘The Hardy Bucks’ is a mockumentary show which began as the mostly-improvised tale of five men from the west of Ireland attempting to reach the great metropolis of Galway.

It appears the Olympic Council didn't see the funny side, however, and The Viper's original video was removed, resulting in a foul-mouthed rant from Tordoff that would stir pride in Irish boxer Michael Conlan , who himself had strong words for Olympic judges with his shock, controversial defeat in the quarterfinals of his weight division in the 2016 Summer Olympics, even sending a tweet to Putin to ask how much the Russians had paid for their win.

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Thankfully someone succeeded in reposting and regardless of the media confusion, everyone’s in agreement about one thing: this clip is hilarious in ways you never thought sailing could be.

Read more:   GQ magazine says Irish silver-winning rowers are stars of the Olympics

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Everything you need to know about Olympic Sailing at Tokyo 2020+1

The Tokyo Olympic website has produced simple guides to the 33 sports (50 disciplines) featured at the Games, together with these great ‘One minute, One Sport’ videos . . . enjoy.

Who are the top sailors? When and where will Olympic Sailing take place at the Games in 2021? Find out here.

Sailing is one of 33 sports at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Who are the athletes to watch? When will the competition take place and where will it be held?

Look no further. Here is our guide to everything to know about Olympic Sailing.

Top Olympic sailors at Tokyo 2020+1

Great Britain and Australia have been the most dominant nations at recent Games, with the likes of New Zealand, the Netherlands, and Brazil also winning golds.

Hannah Mills of Team GB won silver in the 470 with Saskia Clark on home water at London 2012, before the pair went one better at Rio 2016.

At Tokyo 2020, Mills will aim to become the first woman to win two Olympic sailing golds with her new partner, Eilidh McIntyre, whose father Mike won Star gold at Seoul 1988.

There will be a new men’s Olympic windsurfing champion crowned in Tokyo after Dutch windsurfing star Dorian van Rijsselberghe retired in 2020.

The 32-year-old was dominant in Rio, winning seven out of the first 11 heats as he retained his title from London 2012.

However, the Netherlands are still expected to do well at Tokyo 2020, with van Rijsselberghe’s former training partner Kiran Badloe among the favourites.

Six-time Olympian Santiago Lange and Cecilia Carranza will defend their Nacra 17 crown in Tokyo.

The 59-year-old Argentinian won his first world title in 1985 and competed in his first Olympics at Seoul 1988.

The Tornado bronze medallist from Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 was diagnosed with cancer in 2014 and had to have part of a lung removed.

But Lange made a full recovery, and he and Carranza took a popular gold medal at Rio 2016.

In the biggest change to sailing between Games, the Nacra 17 craft now has hydrofoils – like the ones championed by van Rijsselberghe above – presenting a new challenge to the Argentines and the rest of the fleet.

Olympic Sailing schedule at Tokyo 2020+1

The Olympic sailing regatta takes place from 25 July to 4 August 2021, comprising race days and rest days for each of the ten classes.

Check here the complete schedule . . . all times are in Japan Standard Time (JST).

Olympic Sailing competition format at Tokyo 2020+1

The 10 sailing classes being contested at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in 2021 are:

• Men’s and women’s RS:X – solo windsurfer
• Men’s and women’s 470 – two-person dinghy
• Men’s Laser – lightweight solo dinghy
• Women’s Laser Radial – solo dinghy (smaller craft than the Laser)
• Men’s Finn – heavyweight solo dinghy
• Men’s 49er – high-performance two-person skiff boat
• Women’s 49erFX – high-performance two-person skiff boat
• Mixed Nacra 17 – two-person foiling catamaran

Each event at the Games starts with either 10 or 12 heats held over the course of four or five racing days.

The winner of a heat scores one point, second place two, and so on, with each sailor or crew able to drop their worst score.

The top 10 – those with the lowest scores – go through to the medal race which carries double points and cannot be dropped from the overall total.

The placings are decided by the lowest aggregate scores after the medal race.

Olympic Sailing venue at Tokyo 2020

Sailing will be held at Enoshima Yacht Harbour in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture just over 50km south-east of Tokyo.

The venue was built for the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games and Japan’s first ever harbour capable of hosting watersport competitions.

It has a capacity of 3,600 spectators.

The selected Team GB athletes for Tokyo are:

Giles Scott: Finn (Men’s One Person Dinghy Heavy) Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre: 470 Women (Women’s Two Person Dinghy) Luke Patience and Chris Grube: 470 Men (Men’s Two Person Dinghy) Charlotte Dobson and Saskia Tidey: 49erFX (Women’s Skiff) Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell: 49er (Men’s Skiff) Elliot Hanson: Laser (Men’s One Person Dinghy) Alison Young: Laser Radial (Women’s One Person Dinghy) Emma Wilson: RS:X Women (Women’s Windsurfer) Tom Squires: RS:X Men (Men’s Windsurfer) John Gimson and Anna Burnet: Nacra 17 (Mixed Multihull)

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Francis Higgins took it upon himself to provide amazing color commentary to the Olympic sailing race. This is the honey badger of Olympic commentary.

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Update: The IOC has removed this video because they hate awesome stuff.

Update: There are copies of the video located here and here . But for how long? (thx, darren & john)

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Irish Olympic Sailing Commentary Makes Everything Better (VIDEO)

Boats from Francis Higgins on Vimeo .

Women's sailing isn't exactly the event everyone's excited about come Olympic season, but thanks to this Irish commentator all that's about to change.

He's somehow able to take a horribly disorganized mess of boats on the verge of crashing and turn it into something you don't hate watching. It's like the Honey Badger of sports.

Don't take our word for it, though. Check out the full clip above.

You'll be like, "Who Phelps? Gabby Huh?"

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Olympics Sailing 'Commentator' Says What We're All Thinking (VIDEO)

It's confession time now. Although we love watching the Olympics on TV, we really don't have a clue about the rules or what's supposed to be going on in some of these sports. The worst offender? Sailing!

So we were more than a little tickled to stumble across this hilarious spoof Irish sailing commentary from Fran Higgins - via The Huffington Post - in which he says many of the things we've been secretly thinking over the past few days.

Our favourite bits? Well, no offence to Olympic champion Ben Ainslie, but we love it when the commentator refers to sailing as "essentially a very, very boring sport indeed".

He also questions the human rights records of some of the competing nations - and claims to have spotted Steven Spielberg and Tim Henman on board one of the yachts. Warning: he also occasionally uses sweary words.

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VIDEO: the funniest sailing commentary ever

This is possibly the best video we’ve seen this Olympics.

It’s commentary on “some boats in a race” from an Irish comedian named Francis “Fran” Higgins.

OK, so let’s be frank – sailing is not the most exciting sport to watch. But this may very well put it on the map.

Stick with it until the end. (And there’s a couple of swear words in there, so it might not be safe for work).

And then there’s this Olympic diving video which is also going viral today.

Not that we were laughing, but….

Still feel you haven’t had enough Olympic laughs for one day? Okay, ONE MORE. (Bossy…)

Here are some Olympians who were um, really, really happy, about their achievements. It doesn’t matter how good your poker face is – there is no covering up what the Lycra reveals.

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Sweet, the way commentary should be done! There's a dude in NZ who did alternative Games audio commentary for all kinds of events, I think he usually does rugby. Funny stuff, just toking up and smashing beer and calling sports. He's on www.youcommentate.com .. check it out. I think anyone can do it?

I love how the Olympics brings out the best skits! Very enjoyable

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Shuffling the pack in the 49ers & Stars

 Forty-niners break every rule in the book when it comes to dinghy design. For starters, they sail standing up, (name me a sailing school where this is acceptable), they have see-through sails set on banana shaped masts, the crew trims the mainsheet, the kicker’s upside down and they set an unfeasibly large amount of sail downwind.

When it comes to their performance on the water they’re equally odd. In the last two minutes of the pre-start the fleet lines up in an orderly fashion along the line, the mylar wings stalled and the boats barely moving, as if on tickover. As the gun goes the entire fleet wheelies off the start line, like a fleet of speedway bikes, instant foaming wakes appearing where there was nothing before but appearing from their sterns like plumes of exhaust.

From there on the race is set at a breathtaking pace. Today’s races saw 16-18 knots true as the fleet smoked upwind at around 10 knots before doubling that on the downhill slide. As a spectator you can chase all you like, but the irony is that 49er racing is best watched at rest.

Today’s conditions were particularly tricky with the Meltemi blowing off the shore and the weather mark set close to the Olympic harbour breakwater. The result was a shifty and gusty breeze throughout the day, among the worst conditions for boats that trade huge fluctuations in boats speed for small changes in wind strength. Reading the gusts and predicting where the next finger of breeze would stream down was everything today.

In the first race the British pair Hiscocks and Draper demonstrated why they had been heavily tipped for this event as they scorched up the first beat, demonstrated a perfect spinnaker set and thundered away from the rest of the fleet in a race that was flawless and delivered a win.

But in typical 49er style the next two races saw two new winners, the Australian pair Chris Nicholson and Gary Boyd took the second race and the American’s Tim Wadlow and Pete Spaulding took the third, (Nicholson and Boyd were OCS in third race). The results may have re-shuffled the pack but the scrap for medal places started to take shape with the Spanish team of Iker Martinez and Xavier Fernandez leading, the Ukranians Rodion Luka and George Leonchuck second and the British pair third and securing bronze in the process.

But despite their guaranteed medalware, Draper made little attempt to disguise his disappointment.

“We were pretty upset when we came in. A gold medal is what we wanted,” he said. “On the positive side it is still possible to get one and it’s important not to dwell on today but to look forward to what we have to do on the day after tomorrow.”

The last race to be held on Thursday will be a three way fight for the medals, with both the British and the Ukranians having an opportunity, albeit slim, to ruin the Spaniards’ week.

Meanwhile on the Star course the abandoned race from yesterday was re-run today. Here there was also a bit of a shake up. World champion Fredrik Loof found his form at last and won the race, second place went to the French team and the Brit pairing were third while overall leader Torben Grael had a 5th.

With five races to go there’s a real points scrap in the top seven boats, six of which are separated by just 3 points leaving the competition wide open for these boats at just past the halfway stage.

Irish Olympic Sailing Commentary.

[NSFW – Language] Irish commentator, Francis Higgins isn’t quite sure how sailing in the Olympics works but he tries his best to commentate the Women’s Laser Radial competition. It appears the competition is just a cluster of sailboats floating around when in fact sailors have 5 minutes to get in position to start the race. [ Via ]

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Race Officials for Paris 2024 Olympics

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World Sailing has confirmed the Race Officials who have been appointed for the Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition.

The 59 International Technical Officials from 33 nations are spread across the Technical Delegates, Race Management Team, International Jury, Technical Committee, Event Disciplinary Investigating Officer, and Chief Medical Officer. For the full list, click here .

To fulfill the mandate of the International Olympic Committee for there to be gender equality, the roster includes a 50-50 gender split in the Technical Delegate and Chair/Vice Chair positions:

• World Sailing head of sustainability and two-time Paralympian Alexandra Rickham (GBR) and Ricardo Navarro (BRA) will be the Technical Delegates. • Ana Sanchez Del Campo (ESP) will Chair the International Jury with Andrus Poksi (EST) as Vice Chair. • Pinar Coskuner Genç (TUR) will be the Principal Race Officer (PRO) with David Brookes (AUS) as her Deputy PRO. • Jurgen Cluytmans (BEL) will Chair the Technical Committee, with Pilar Lopez (ESP) acting as Vice Chair.

The appointments from North America are:

Race Management Team Francisco Jauregui (MEX) Jeff Johnson (USA) Lynn Lynch (USA) Becky Ashburn (USA), Digital Official

International Jury Lynne Beal (CAN), International Judge Sandy Grosvenor (USA), International Judge/ International Umpire Kevin Hawkins (USA), Digital Official

Technical Committee Dina Kowalyshyn (USA)

As Technical Delegates, Navarro and Rickham will lead the International Race Official team for the 330 athletes racing across the ten Olympic Events. Sanchez Del Campo and Poksi will lead a 26-person International Jury to ensure a fair competition.

Both Coskuner Genç and Brookes attended the Paris 2024 Sailing Test Event in 2023 and hold several years of international experience across the sport. They will lead a team of four Course Representatives, responsible for running the racing for each of the Olympic Events, with nine further International Race Officers supporting the team.

The Technical Committee will bring together nine International Measurers, with the team having specific expertise on the six pieces of Olympic Equipment used at Paris 2024 to ensure each boat complies with the rules.

In addition, David Tillett (AUS) has been appointed as the Event Disciplinary Investigating Officer (EDIO) and will be responsible for investigating complaints of misconduct. Responsible for ensuring the health and well-being of the athletes during the Games, Nebojsa Nikolic (CRO) has been appointed as the Chief Medical Officer, having completed the role at the past two Olympic Games.

Four Digital Race Official appointments have been made, utilizing technology and drone footage to assist the Race Management and International Jury teams in their decision making.

The Olympic Sailing Competition commences on July 28 and runs through to August 9. Officials will arrive from July 20 with Equipment Inspection commencing on July 20.

Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Program*: Men’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 7 (41) Women’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 6 (41) Mixed Two Person Dinghy – 470 (19) Men’s Skiff – 49er (20) Women’s Skiff – 49erFX (20) Men’s Kiteboard – Formula Kite Class (20) Women’s Kiteboard – Formula Kite Class (20) Men’s Windsurfing – iQFoil (24) Women’s Windsurfing – iQFoil (24) Mixed Multihull – Nacra 17 (19) * Quota per event in parenthesis but does not include Universality Places (2 men, 2 women)

Venue: Marseille, France Dates: July 28-August 9

Details: • Paris website: https://www.paris2024.org/en/the-olympic-games-paris-2024/ • World Sailing microsite: https://paris2024.sailing.org/

Source: World Sailing

Tags: Olympic Games , Paris 2024 Games , World Sailing

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What Sailboats Are Used In The Olympics?

Last Updated by

Daniel Wade

May 19, 2023

‍ Key Takeaways

• Laser is the most popular Olympic sailboat brand in the world
• Men and women compete with similar sailboats in the Olympics
• Olympic sports have evolved over time and so have the types of boat classes
• iQFoil and kiteboarding are making their first appearance in Olympic sailing
• Sailors have to adapt to certain boat types and be used to a course

‍ Various types of sailboats are specifically used for Olympic sailing. But what sailboats are used in the Olympics?

The Laser Radial, RS:X, and Nacra 17 are a few of the sailboats used for Olympic games. These are used in different sailing competitions such as dinghy, high performance skiff, and mixed multihull. The Olympic sailing classes will vary and so will the boats being used.

Upon closer analysis, the Laser Radial is arguably the most popular boat when it comes to olympic sailing. A lot of these boats are also great for other activities on the water, not just Olympic competition.

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‍ The Types of Sailboats Used in the Olympics

Each time the Olympics occurs the types of races slightly change. This also changes the type of boat that is going to be used. The International Sailing Federation chooses the types of sailboats used in each Olympic games.

For the following boats we will look at the 2024 Olympics taking place in Paris . Men and women will use different boats. There will also be two new events for the first time ever known as iQFoil and kiteboarding so they will be making their Olympic debut.

Men’s Boat Types

The men’s class will be using the following boat types:

• Single handed or one person dinghy sailing: ILCA 7
• Men’s skiff boats: 49er
• Windsurfer (new) – iQFoil and kiteboarding

Women’s Boat Types

The women will compete with very similar boat types as follows:

• Single handed dinghy: ILCA 6
• Skiff: 49er FX (lighter and slightly smaller than the 49er)
• Windsurfer (new): iQFoil and kiteboarding.

Mixed Class

When looking at the mixed class of Olympic sailing they showcase:

• Mixed multihull for both men and women: Nacra 17 Foiling
• Mixed Two Person Dinghy for both men and women: 470

Boat Classification for Olympic Sailing

As mentioned, the boat types vary based on men’s and women’s racing events for Olympic classes. Each year the classification might change so sailors must be prepared to do their best for a medal race. But what do the boat classifications mean for Olympic world sailing?

Dinghy Sailing

Dinghy sailing uses a small boat meant for one individual to sail and is present in all events across the board for Olympic games. The most common dinghy boat that is raced for Olympic sailing is the ILCA 7 and was used recently in the Tokyo Olympics. The main difference is that the mixed class features a two person sailing competition or referred to as two person dinghy racing.

Windsurfing

Windsurfing requires strong winds in order to be successful. With a combination of strong wind conditions and the waves sailors must utilize both in order to succeed. For the first time ever in the Olympic games the men’s windsurfer and women’s windsurfer will be racing with iQFoil .

Skiff Racing

Skiffs are a flat bottom boat that are withered powered by sails or you can use oars. The women’s skiff uses the 49er FX which is slightly smaller and less weight than the men’s skiff. This allows easier handle for the women’s skiff races since there is less crew weight on board.

Multihull Racing

In multihull races it means that boats with more than one hull are competing. The Nacra 17 Foiling is a catamaran that uses a foil to help race. Depending on the type multihull race that is being ran will determine the type of multihull being used.

Boat Features That Make a Great Olympic Sailboat

A racing boat that is used for a sailing competition on the water is only as good as the person sailing it. However there are boats that are designed to go faster than others and make the difference in gold medals or none at all.

Types of Sails

The perfect combination of sails that are optimized for Olympic games are a bermuda sail and gaff sail. This allows the sailor to utilize more sailing area since there is limited pole space.

Since you have the combination of both sails, it allows you to powerfully sail without having the drawbacks from a longer pole such as difficulty maneuvering and strength needed to change direction. This means you can control the boat more efficiently.

Types of Rigging

Bermuda is the most common sail but gaffs are a close second. With a combination of both this means the rigging setup is likely different the just one or the other. Depending on the rig setup it might be best to operate a few different types in order to see which rigging is best for you.

Easy to Use

The best sailing boats in the Olympic games are ones that sail the fastest but are also the easiest to use. With proper training the boat might not matter a lot if you are experienced but every second matters. You want boats that allow you to execute a sailing plan and remain steady while using in medal events.

What is Olympic Sailing?

Olympic sports have had a variety of changes since the 1900’s. Sailing was introduced during this time and has been a part of the Olympics around 1908. Women were allowed to compete in 1988 for sailing and two Americans won a gold medal.

The phrasing was originally called yachting and then sailing in the 2000’s to help mirror the common way to describe boats on the water with sails. There have been many variations of sailboats that are used as well as the race types conducted. The boat types have grown into specific monotypes due to their size and weight.

How to Be an Olympic Sailor

In order to compete for the 2024 Paris Olympics sailors must compete in a variety of events in order to earn quotas such as the 2023 Sailing World Championships. There are certain qualifications that you must meet before applying.

Sailing World Championships

In August 2023 sailors will compete in the Netherlands to try to earn quotas for various racing events. The following events will take place and the amount of quotas will be given:

• Windsurfing: 11 for both men and women
• Kite: eight for both men and women
• Dinghy: 16 for both men and women and eight for mixed
• Skiff: 10 for both men and women
• Mixed Multihull: Nine

ILCA World Championships

Men and women that are not yet qualified for the Sailing World Championships can qualify for the dinghy events. The highest rated in the National Olympic Committee can compete for this in 2024 if they are not able to land a spot in the 2023 Sailing World Championships.

Continental Qualification

Sailors that have not yet qualified for the Sailing World Championships and the ILCA can receive quotas among various regions. There are 74 quotas in total that will be awarded which are going to be used for:

• 31 for women
• 12 for mixed

Last Chance

The highest ratings in the National Olympic Committee that are not yet qualified from the previous events can receive 34 quota places in the Last Chance Regatta. This event will take place some time in 2024 and include:

• Windsurfing: Five for both men and women
• Kite: Five  for both men and women
• Dinghy: Three for both men and women and four for mixed
• Skiff: Three for both men and women
• Mixed Multihull: Three

Emerging Nations and Universality

Those that are part of the World Sailing Emerging Nations Program who have not yet qualified must compete in the Last Chance Regatta. Based on those results one man and women each per windsurfing and dinghy sailing can earn quotas.

In Universality places there will be four quotas total. Two are for the men’s while the other two are for the women’s. These are only for the dinghy races and are accounted for by the Tripartite Commission once the Last Chance Regatta has been completed.

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What are the rules for Olympic canoe and kayak races?

The Paris Olympic Games feature 16 canoeing events under two primary disciplines: canoe slalom and canoe sprint. The kayak cross event also makes its debut at the Paris Games.

Here's a guide on how scoring works for the canoeing events at the Olympics.

How do you win an Olympic canoeing race?

The first boat to cross the finish line without any penalties is the winner of the race. To clear the finish line, the bow of the canoe or the kayak must cross the line, which is marked by a pair of red flags on either side of the course.

How does the start work?

Olympic races use a mechanical starting gate, which is anchored to the lane buoy cables and floats underwater. To begin a race, the starter says, "Start within ten seconds," and those words are followed by a sound from the starting system. If a competitor starts to paddle after the voice signal but before the sound signal, the athlete is given a warning and all competitors start again. Two false starts by the same boat results in a disqualification.

What is the five-meter rule in Olympic canoeing?

To prevent boats from riding each other's wakes, a boat may not come within five meters of a boat next to it. If this occurs, the course umpire, who is following the competitors in a motorboat, gives the boat in violation a red flag. The competition committee then decides whether the boat should be disqualified. Accordingly, a boat that fails to stay in its lane is disqualified.

If a boat capsizes, its competitor or crew is disqualified.

What are Olympic canoeing disqualification rules?

A boat may be disqualified for any of the following reasons:

• Team member changes: Team members cannot be changed once the competition has started. Start lists are fixed once the competition begins, regardless of illness or injury. If an athlete cannot participate he/she will be disqualified.
• Arriving late: A boat arrives after the official start time
• False starts: A boat causes two false starts
• Breaking the five-meter rule rule
• Using an underweight boat

What is the 50-second penalty in canoe slalom?

In canoe slalom, touching a gate adds a penalty of two seconds to the competitor's race time, while missing the gate entirely brings about the 50-second penalty, which adds a crippling 50 seconds to the time. Other actions that can bring on this penalty include touching the gate without correct negotiation, intentionally pushing a gate or displacing a gate by 45 degrees.

As competitors paddle down the course, they must negotiate a series of 18 to 25 gates that are strategically placed throughout, similar to a slalom course in alpine skiing. Of the 18 to 25 gates, a minimum of six are marked as upstream gates, requiring paddlers to negotiate them in an upstream direction. The remaining gates are to be negotiated in a downstream direction.

Each gate is marked numerically, and a competitor must go through the gates in the order they are marked. Gates consist of two suspended poles, measuring between 1.4 and 4 meters in width. A competitor can identify if the gate is an upstream or downstream gate by its color: Green and white-striped delineate downstream gates and red and white-striped gates delineate upstream.

Total Score

The total score in canoe slalom is calculated by combining the total running time and the penalty seconds. The competitor with the lowest score wins.

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